The last time Cincinnati Bengals backup quarterback Ryan Finley faced the Washington Football Team, he went 20 for 26 for 150 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in a preseason game.
This wasn’t that.
Finley came in early in the third quarter after Bengals star rookie quarterback Joe Burrow went down with what looked like a season-ending knee injury. After that, the Washington defense turned the game into a session of target practice on Finley and the Cincinnati offense, changing a 9-7 Bengals lead to a 20-9 Washington victory.
It was Washington’s third win of the season (3-7) and keeps them in the middle of the warped NFC East division battle, with their next game against one of the three teams Washington has already beaten.